Man jailed following Leamington burglariespublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Leamington Observer
A burglar has been jailed after pleading guilty to a number of offences. , external
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Man jailed following Leamington burglariespublished at 17:21 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Your pictures: Blue skies over Warwickshirepublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
BBC Weather Watcher SteveC captured some blue sky and sunflowers over Warwick earlier today, registering a temperature of 16C (61F).
Image source, SteveCThere were blue skies over Brinklow too, as captured by Vera.
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RSC celebrate successful yearpublished at 16:57 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) sold 2.7m tickets worldwide in the past year, reaching more new audiences than ever before, its annual report has revealed., external
Image source, RSCAmong its 31 productions were four of Matilda The Musical on three continents, reaching more than two million theatre goers.
Launching the review, RSC Artistic Director, Gregory Doran, paid tribute to the RSC's founder, Sir Peter Hall, and the company's former chairman, Sir Christopher Bland, who both died this year.
National Poetry Day: Philip Larkin's 'Study of Reading Habits'published at 16:30 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Philip Larkin was known as the 'Hermit of Hull" but Coventry is where he said his childhood was "unspent".
For National Poetry Day, here he is reading A Study of Reading Habits during an interview for BBC's Arts Strand "Monitor" in 1964.
Media caption, Philip Larkin: A Study of Reading Habits
Man appears in court over attempted kidnappublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
A man has appeared at Birmingham Magistrates Court charged in connection with the attempted kidnap of a ten-year-old girl.
Image source, GoogleMounir Kambour, 40, from Radford in Coventry, was remanded in custody and will appear again at Birmingham Crown Court on 26 October.
Lunar model moves to cathedralpublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Vanessa Pearce
BBC NewsIf you missed this giant replica of the moon at Coventry Sports Centre swimming pool earlier in the week, it's now been moved to Coventry Cathedral as part of this year's Festival of Imagineers., external
Measuring 7m (23ft) in diameter, the Museum of the Moon installation features detailed NASA lunar imagery bathing the cathedral in "moonlight".
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End of twitter postHistory of trams in Coventrypublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
A battery-operated tram service in Coventry could be ready for testing by spring 2019.
The city has a proud history of tram travel, with the Coventry and District Tramways Company established in around 1880 to run a tram service between the station and Bedworth, according to the Coventry Corporation Transport Society., external
They operated open-top, double-decker tramcars hauled by steam locomotives on a 3ft 6in (1.06m) gauge track.
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Trams like this London service ran in the city until the Coventry Blitz
The Coventry Electric Tramways Company was formed to eventually take over and electrify the route.
Electric trams ran in the city until the Blitz in 1940 after which many of the carriages sold off for scrap.
Woman suffered broken nose and cheek in alleged SkyDome assaultpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
A man is to stand trial after a woman was allegedly assaulted outside Coventry’s SkyDome last year., external
Young forced to trim Wasps squadpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Wasps director of rugby Dai Young has cut the size of his squad in order to cope with escalating player salaries.
Read MoreCoventry doctor strikes gold at Invictus Gamespublished at 14:08 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Invictus Games athlete, Dr Jen Warren, has won her first gold medal at the games in Toronto, external, winning the women's handcycling 1HB1/1HB2 category.
The anaesthetist, from University Hospital and Coventry, and former army major, tweeted she'd "run out of superlatives" after finally winning top spot.
She's already won two silvers and a bronze in the athletics category for wheelchair racing.
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End of twitter postWasps' player Haskell in 'Run, HideTell' terrorism videopublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Wasps and England star James Haskell is taking part in the government's latest anti-terror campaign.
Image source, Counter Terrorism Policing UKAn emoji has also been created for the the "Run, Hide, Tell" campaign alongside a video, external, also featuring TV star, Bear Grylls, England footballer, Jamie Vardy, and Olympian, Jade Jones.
Eyewitnesses of terror attacks are being warned to flee the scene rather than try to film or photograph atrocities on their phones.
Work starts on auto skills centrepublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Construction work on a new hi-tech training centre, for the automotive engineers of the future, has begun at the HORIBA MIRA Technology Park in north Warwickshire.
Image source, MIRAThe MIRA Technology Institute in Nuneaton is costing about £10m to build and will train specialist engineers to work on electrification and driverless cars.
The new institute is being built in collaboration with universities across the Midlands.
Flames reach three metres high after north Warwickshire explosionpublished at 13:00 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Terrified residents reported seeing flames up to three metres high shooting from a manhole following an explosion in north Warwickshire. , external
Going supersonic: Is this the best work experience ever?published at 12:42 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Jonathan Morris
BBC News OnlineMedia caption, Is this the best work experience placement ever?
Student Murray Wells spent his university summer break helping out on one of the most exciting projects in British engineering.
The Bloodhound SSC project is building a supersonic car at its Avonmouth workshop in a bid to break the land speed record and reach 1,000mph.
The 21-year-old from Long Itchington, Warwickshire, is now back at the University of Hertfordshire while the car is in Newquay, Cornwall, for a month of testing.
Councils join to fight fly-tippingpublished at 12:37 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
The problem of fly-tipping across Warwick and Rugby is to be tackled by a new shared service across both councils., external
Image source, Warwick District CouncilRugby Borough Council will investigate issues on behalf of Warwick District and then recommend enforcement action in a partnership aimed at reducing increasing infringements.
The joint approach will be trialled for 18 months with a formal review in October 2018, the councils said.
Listen: Sunday's rugby unionpublished at 12:14 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Listen to BBC Radio 5 live sports extra and BBC Radio Bristol commentary from Sunday's rugby union action.
Read More'Trendsetting' driverless trams to be 'low cost' say developerspublished at 12:02 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
The small rail system for Coventry, being shown to city councillors today, will have the capacity to operate autonomously without a driver, keeping operational costs down, say the developers, based at the University of Warwick.
Image source, University of WarwickThe lightweight track would be low cost and easily embedded into roads, and the vehicles will be battery operated, so won't need overhead cables.
The service could "set a trend for urban public transport", said Professor Lord Bhattacharyya, Chairman of Warwick Manufacturing Group.
Changes to district bus service will create 'travel chaos'published at 11:41 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Leamington ObserverChanges to bus services have been slammed by Warwick and Leamington MP Matt Western, who says commuters will be faced with travel "chaos". , external
Stolen specialist trike returnedpublished at 11:21 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
A Coventry man has had his specialist trike returned after thieves stole it, only a week after he'd taken delivery of it.
Image source, Simon StevensSimon Stevens has cerebral palsy and waited six months for the bike to be specially made and delivered to him.
He posted on his blog, external that the bike was returned on Tuesday evening "by a man who was not willing to wait around and answer questions".
A crowd-funding page raised more than £3,300 for a replacement which will now be used for "funding... repairs, security improvements and new kit," he said.
Rapist who abused children jailed for 20 yearspublished at 10:43 British Summer Time 28 September 2017
Leamington ObserverOn our front page this week: A man who raped a teenage girl in the 1990s continued his abuse of children some ten years later, external.
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